CVE-2005-1477

The install function in Firefox 1.0.3 allows remote web sites on the
browser's whitelist, such as update.mozilla.org or addon.mozilla.org,
to execute arbitrary Javascript with chrome privileges, leading to
arbitrary code execution on the system when combined with
vulnerabilities such as CVE-2005-1476, as demonstrated using a
javascript: URL as the package icon and a cross-site scripting (XSS)
attack on a vulnerable whitelist site.

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Phase (Legacy)

Assigned (20050509)

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